पञ्चाङ्ग — Chicago, USA · May 25, 2031 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.26 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

अथ चैनं नित्यजातं नित्यं वा मन्यसे मृतम्।

तथापि त्वं महाबाहो नैवं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.26।।

"2.26 Even if thou thinkest of It as constantly being born, constantly dying, even then, O Mighty Man, thou still hast no cause to grieve." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2088 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1953 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1438

Malayalam Era: 1207

Nanakshahi: 562

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.38°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	80.37°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	192.23°	Tulā	Svātī P2
बुध Budha	22.41°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	242.40°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	84.07°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
शनि Śani	46.78°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

Chicago, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-6)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	04:22 UTC-6
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	19:12 UTC-6
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 UTC-6
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:00 UTC-6
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:03 UTC-6
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	14 Hours 50 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	9 Hours 09 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	02:23 – 03:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:08 – 04:22
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:18 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta	19:00 – 19:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	19:12 – 19:50
Amṛta Kāla	18:57 – 20:42
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:18 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:21 – 19:12
Yamaganda	11:47 – 13:39
Gulika Kāla	15:30 – 17:21
Varjyam	04:59 – 05:23
Dur Muhūrta	07:50 – 08:20

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	04:22 – 06:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:13 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:05 – 09:56 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	09:56 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:47 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:39 – 15:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:30 – 17:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:21 – 19:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	19:12 – 20:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:21 – 21:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:30 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:39 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:47 – 00:56 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	00:56 – 02:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:05 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:13 – 04:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 41.8781°

Longitude: -87.6298°

Timezone: UTC+-6

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5133
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1874546.27
Julian Day	2463011.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.65°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2916°), declination 20.88°, EoT 3.22 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2031-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)